The Washington bee., 1887-11-26

children live in white peoples
filth" They should, he said, let
the Commissioners know that the
colored citizens of South Washing.
ton will not allow their children to
GO to such place.
W. Calvin Chase said that the
facts were that the colored trustees
opposed the report, and he believ-
ed that there had been misrepre-
sentation in the matter. Mr.. Au-
genstein the owner of the Miller
building, stated that the white
people objected to colored children
going there, and Mr.. Fish said it
was too damp. The colored trus-
tees, he said, did all they could to
secure the Miller building.
MRS. STROUD OBJECTS no A NAME.
Mr.. Atkinson remarked that the
Mary Hall building, in which they
propose to place the school, now
has a free dispensary in it.
Mrs. Stroud, one of the Minor
fund trustees, who was present,
here said: cit is the building
owned by trustees of the Minor
fund and there was no Mary Hall
building"
care you aware, madam, of the
surroundings" asked Mr.. Chase.
EYES," said Mrs. Stroud, "for
recently I was called to sign an
application for license, and the
party said she knew that would
not sign, but she was compelled to
comply with the law, aud she in
formed me that there was seven
other such applications 10 come."
They proposed to do the work, she
said, to save the children, and
there were hundreds of such in
that neighborhood who should be
rescued.
Mr.. Chase said their principal
objection was the effort of the trus-
tees to place the colored people
wherever they pleased. He admit
ted the building was excellently
adapted to missionary work, for it
is bounded on the east by courte-
zans and on the north by Louise
alley, and is the lowest spot in the
city.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The committee reported the res.
olutiOns as follows:
WHEREAS, the Common Schools
Of this District are established and
authorized by law, and supported
from appropriations made by Con-
gress for the equal benefit OF all
the youth of the Country, resident
in this District, and,
WHEREAS, by authority oflaw
nine (9) Trustees of Public Schools
are appointed, who constitute the
common school for the District of
Columbia-representing all classes
of our citizens; and,
WHEREAS. the chief executive
power iud duty of administration
of the local Government are vested
in a Board of three Commissioners :;
now therefore Be 1t Resolved by
the colored citizens of the q. States,
resident in the D. c., In Mass
Meeting assembled: that as the u. s.
Congress has established Common
Schools for the equal benefit of the
youth of this District, we respect
fully demand a faithful and impair
tial administration of said laws,
by the executive and admlnistra-
tive part of the Government in let
ter and spirit free from the an
holy prejudice On account of race
and color, which has in the past
disgraced our country.
RESOLVED, That we earnestly re-
quest the Commissioners not to
adopt policy Of treating the col.
ored Public Schools as Missionary
Schools, and different from other
public schools in this District.
RESOLVED, That while we favor
all missionary lobor, looking to the
Improvement of bad localities in
the city and reclaiming the vicious
characters among us, to the walks
of virtue and responsibility.
RESOLVED, That the public
schools are institutions of the
State authorized by law and main
tanned by appropriations for their
common support for the equal ben
eft of all.
RESOLVED, That the refusal of the
Public School Trustees to rent a
building for school purposes be.
cause few people residing in the
locality made to it's use for colored
children is deeply regretted and
heartediy condemned.
RESOLVED, That the recommended
tion of a majority of the School
Trustees that the house Cor. of Al
street and Maryland avenue be
rented for school purposes and for
the accommodation of colored
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